Texas Sends $22 Million In May Sales Tax Rebates
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced that monthly city sale tax rebate checks totaling 22 million were mailed to 867 Texas cities and towns. Pecos received 12 610.09, lifting year to date to 94 636.55, with Houston receiving 4.8 million, Dallas 2.3 million, San Antonio 1.7 million, and Fort Worth 924 257.
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Noon market report and commodities round up
The noon Dow fell 3.82 to 928.68 as steel issues led losses and U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Armco declined. Cotton futures eased with July at 72.55 and October 70.10 while cattle and hogs markets showed mixed, and stock averages posted losses across indices.
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Multiple Minor Incidents and Court Filings Reported
Firemen responded to a car fire at Third and Cedar Monday night. Ambulance calls included 413 South Mulberry and 404 South Magnolia with later dispatches. Police noted two minor accidents on Third Street and Toliver with citations for defective brakes and following too closely. A playhouse was reported missing on Sycamore Street and property theft involved a bicycle and a window pane. County court notices list several criminal and traffic filings from May 11 to May 17.
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Third and
Cedar
S. Mulberry
Arthur Schmid
S. Magnolia
W. Third
Steve Marshall
S. Walnut
Raymundo Salas
S. Ash
Marshall
W. Stafford Boulevard
Toliver
Robert McKeown
Country Club Drive
McKeown
Carlos Prieto Nichols
Ding
Eloise Rodriguez
Howard G. Baker
Claude Buler
Ed Armstrong
Municipal Court
Barbs by Phil Pastoret
A short humor piece critiques the idea of value judgments and notes how small quantities can be treated as precious. The author jokes about weighing value by observing at a swimming pool and humorously suggests a baby alligator to prevent ring around the bathtub.
Tornado Weather Sweeps Across Plains and South Texas
Severe weather spread from Panhandle to South Texas with 25 tornadoes and heavy rain. Temperatures varied from 50 to 78 across the state while forecasts warned of lingering showers. A travel advisory was issued for Colorado mountains and stockmen advisories covered northwest Texas today.
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Oldham
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Deaths Robert M. Acosta 32 services set in Santa Rosa
Services for Robert M. Acosta 32 will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Santa Rosa Cemetery. He died in a Sunday car accident. Born August 9 1944 in Pecos he lived there all his life. Survivors include his widow Yolanda two sons Robert Jr and Roger of the home two daughters Cindy and Jo Ann Acosta of the home his mother Mrs Dolores Acosta of Huron California three brothers Jesus Acosta Jr of Huron Henry and Samon Acosta of Pecos two sisters Lolita Luna of Bakersfield and Isabel Jurado of Pecos. Winds in the area were to turn to snow in higher elevations with heavy snow possible in western Wyoming mountains. Travel advisories in southeast California and Arizona extended through today as gusty winds reduced visibility with blowing sand and dust. Early skies remained clear over much of the eastern nation and southwestern states.
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Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa
Acosta
Pecos
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Robert Jr
Roger
Cindy
Jo Ann Acosta
Dolores Acosta
Huron
Calif
Jesus Acosta Jr
Henry
Samon Acosta
Lolita Luna
Bakersfield
Isabel Jurado
Wyoming Mountains
California
Arizona
Notice of Sale Under Execution Reeves County Texas
By order of the Reeves County District Court a sale of real estate under execution is set for the first Tuesday of June 1977 between 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. at the Courthouse Door Pecos Texas. The property includes two tracts in Reeves County described as Section 12 and Section 13 in Public School Land Survey with various reservations of minerals and royalties. RAUL FLOREZ Sheriff Reeves County Texas and Deputy John F. Prewit sign the notice. Published in Pecos Enterprise May 3 10 and 17 1977.
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William Scott Ramsey
Municipal
Carr D. Snailum
James C. Passmore
James William McAnally
Robert L. Stoner
Eusebio Rodriguez Jr
John Bell
Jimmy Simmons
District Court
Reeves County
Texas
Public School Land Survey
Reeves Country
Carl M Eddins
J.M. Rape
Carl M. Eadins
Joe B. Clayton
Leon Freidel
Carl M. Eddins
Wm. P. Shannon
Dorothy Shannon
Marshall Neatherlin
Harrell Hampton
Pecos Enterprise
Entertainment figures and birthplaces matchup
Rita Moreno to New York City. Jose Ferrer to San Juan Humacao Puerto Rico option not clearly matched in list. Freddie Prinze to San Juan Humacao Puerto Rico option not clearly matched in list. Mel Ferrer to Elberton New Jersey option not clearly matched in list. Loretta Young to Salt Lake City Utah.
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Rita Moreno
Jose Ferrer
Freddie Prinze
Mel Ferrer
Loretta Young
Santurce
P.R
Salt Lake City
Utah
Humacao
New York City
Elberton
N.J
Lion hunt in Lumberton for escaped three month old pet lioness
In Lumberton Texas police hunted a three month old lioness named Vasheek that escaped from Bobby Grishams home. Grisham said the pet is not dangerous but may be frightened, prompting a citywide search.
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Tex
Texas
Vasheek
Bobby Grisham
Grisham
Calendar of Coming Events in the Pecos Area
The Pecos area presents a calendar of upcoming events featuring community gatherings, meetings, markets, and cultural happenings. Details include dates, venues, and participating organizations for residents and visitors.
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